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Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-07-30
JuLY cRoP REPORT.


WASHINGTON, July 19.-The Ccmmis-
siOner Of a agriculture says in his crop re-
port Cor July: ''CoEn-ThsTe appears 70 be
further extension Of the Esai1e ARIA Of
about two per cent, making the present
area about u, 600, 900 acres, equal to the
entire breadth q the aFesble cultivation Of
the United States twenty years ago. There
has been decided change from wheat 70
maize in Kansas, and an increase in ths
relative proportion Of this crop in Iowa.
Nebraska and Minnesota. Even in Da-
kota the percentage OF increase is about -
large in maize As wheat. The oonditi1n
is high: the average 97.T for the entire
breadth, which differs little from July
condition of the last three years. and Is
materially higher than for the three years
preceding 1854. The seven great corn
growing States furnish surplus average OF
nearly 90 in condition Ohio stands 90,
Indiana and Illinois s., Iowa and Missouri
80, Kansas and Nebraska 100 The other
States which have large acreage generally
make favorable reports
Nheat-The condition Of winter wheat
on July ], or at the time Of harvest. for the
more southern States. is s35-a reduction
since the June report Of IA. There has
been a heavy decline in Kansas A
material reduction in California, with some
loss in several Of the Southern
States Some Of the remainder
have gained point or two, and Others
have lost The ehineh bug has wrought
some damage ia most Of the western states
and Maryland and Virginia Where har-
vested the grain has been threshed, and the
results are variable, with plump. sound
grain in some localities, and shrunken
berry in others A somewhat serious de-
cline IS reported in the condition OF spring
wheat, caused largely by ehineh bugs, and
partially by drought The general average
was last month s7.3; now il is 1913, 3 de-
cline Of eight points. or nearly 10 per cent
The July average Of last year was 1913,
four points higher than the present figures.
The average FOR Wisconsin Is n; for Mime
sofa, &c; Iowa, a; Nebraska, 10; Dakota,
81.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-07-30
The Irish Land Bill.

LONDON, July 19.-At a meeting Of con-
seryatiyes held to-day in the Carlton club.
it was decided, if general hostility should
be manifested in the House Of Commons
against the bankruptcy clauses Of the Irish
land bill the government would find a sub
stitute for them. Some differences OF
opinion was developed as to the advisability
of meddling with Irish rents, but it was
finally decided to provide for areductioD
on sliding scale, ard upon certain eondi.
tons. No mention was made of an autumn
session. All reference made concerning
the liberal-unionists, were of cordial nature
The speaker Of the House of Commons has
sent message to Ireland to notify DIR.
Tanner that it is imperatiyely necessary
for him to be present in the house on
Thursday. TO answer the charges that be
used violent language toward Long
in the lobby of the house last
week. The Marquis of Salisbury
informed the assemblage that the
differences between Liberal Union;s.s
aud the government, regarding the land
bill, has been satisfactorily adjusted. con.
cessions having been made, which smootbed
the chief objections that had been enter
tanned by Chamberlain and his friends
The government had also decided 10 author
lze land commissioners to reconsider within
certain period, the rents of holdings nrovad
to have been affected By fall of prices of
produce and cattle. The meeting f1yored
VA 7 early Propagation of parliament; cxpe-
dlting the passage Of the land bill and
ailotments bill, and division Of the re- |
lnainder Of the session to the consideration
u tne supply bill, 80 that adjournment
might take place not later than the third |
week in August.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-07-30
rxHoRnrrANr RATES


whs Nebraska Raairsas Communication
Pressns Case Against shs ID a va
IISoorS, Jnly so.-Tne solfowing couA-
raunieasiOa, Just made Pahic, explains
Itself:
OHce q the Board q Transportstion,
Lincoln, Neh, Jnly ls.-G- W. HoldreEe,
general manager, and Thomas Miller, gen
eral trafie manager, 0rrahs, Neb Gen
slemen. The following table gives the
distance tariff on the various classes Of
freight in Iowa, Minnesota and NebTaSSA-
The classification Is practically the same IN
each state. except that many articles. such
As drain tile and some other articles IN
Nsbraskz. are in 'sEi' class, whereas IN
Minnesota and lows, upon these arii-
eleS. there Is a special commodity
tariff rate Of freight which Is
generally one-half the rate charged on ',D''
class. The first column 10 the left Of the
table and opposite each state, in figures Is
the disfanee in miles, and al the top Of each
column is the class numbered in Arabic
numerals from first to fiith class, and IN
Roman or alphabetical letters from a TO
t'e' Below these in each column the
figures designate the rate per 100 pounds
charged for the number Of miles named.
In the first column 70 the left in each Of the
respective states named. that on hrst class
freight. The rate charged in Nebraska
Is uniformly higher than ia Iowa,
ard as the distance increases higher than
in Minnesota on this class. and in most
cases the rate charged on fourth class
freight in Iowa and Minnesota is so per
cent Of the rate charged on first class
freight, while in Nebraska the freight rate
on fourth class Is about 50 per cent Uf the
rate charged on first class, and when it is
remembered that q large proportion Of the
commodities consumed by the farmers and
others in this State are shipped as fourth
class freight, the wrong and injustice done
the people Of the State viii be apparent
when compared with Iowa and Minnesota,
and patient study and consideration on
the part OF the rate max
ing authorities Of your road is
respectfully requested, and your aid solie-
tied and requested TO reduce your rates in
Nebraska, 10 correspond, In some measure,
with the rates of Iowa aud Minnesota.
The following IS an except taken from
the distance tariff under preparation by
the secretary Of the board.
COMPARISON OF TIRE DISTANCE TARIFFS.
stat. pistanee. Ist Class. alta Glass.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-07-30
The Commissions wo-,-

SALT LAKE, Utah, July 21.-The Paci-
nc investigating commission to-day exam.
med a number of witnesses, P. P. Shelby
OF the Union Pacific, had on occasions at
tended sessions of the Nebraska Legislature
TO explain to members Objectionable feat
ures Of pending railroad bills. He had
used no influence with members. Charles
! Francis Adams denied that any relatives ~
ms occupied any position in connectio,,
with the Union Pacific Railroad. After
examining number of witnesses al Ogden
without eliciting anything of general IN,
terest, the commission left for San Fran
cisco this evening. They will stop st Viz
ginia City en- route. p ~ n
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-07-30
Civil Service ExaI ,,,II,l.,1

WASHINGTON, July 10.--At an earle
n9ur this morning the steps or the bigh
SCHOOL were crowded with clerks from ne
surgeon generals Office Of the war depart-
ment awaiting the hour for their examina.
y eion ior promotion by the Civil Service
Iofa mission. Two hundred and tweIta
clerks took the examination, and shirtenn
O those whs SHOULD have reported wers
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-07-30
Reported as satisfactorv.

WASHINGTON, July 19.-Acting secre-
fary Thompson to-day received reports Of
tne special examiners appointed to exam
me the books and accounts of the disbnrs-
ing onicers OF the Second Auditors and
slxtn auditors Offices They show that
sie AFFAIRS Of each are in Satisfactory con-
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-07-30
A Friahtrrll i,nnrn l,nrn.

PfrEnuna, Pa. Ialy 10. The ntssil
among shildfrn in pit;sburE and Alls3a
during the past sis weeks u something
palling. In June 500 children unae s
years Of age died, md sihoc ere ist tsss
there have been Sos deaths. making v
Of ! i97 IN ak weeks. OF ihis nsN
nearly ~ per cent were babes undo 4
years ofagc.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-07-30

mediate legislative acsiou-
] sinoerely hope yea vii patiently COS
slider car request, aad giant 10 the people
some neasufe q relief il their poverty and
distress Yours truly, q. 7. AAsoS,
Secretary Board o. Transportation.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-07-30

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The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-11-01
THE LONG TOUR ENDED.
Return of the Presidential Party to
Washington.

The exercises at Atlanta on Wednesday in
President and Mrs. Cleveland's honor were
marred by heavy rain The Presidential
party breakfasted with Senator Colquitt at
10 NJ. There were about thirty other guests,
including most of the people of note
in town The President and Mrs
Cleveland entered their flower bedecked
carriages at IL o'clock, and, with an
escort of cavalry and artillery, made their
way through muddy streets to the EXPOSE
ton grounds, three miles away There Mr.
rade In the afternoon the President
was entertained by Hon. Julius Brown,
son of Senator Brown. At the
same hour a reception in Mrs Cleveland's
honor was given by Mrs Henry W. Grady
At night the President reviewed torch
light procession of the Young Mems Demo-
cratic Leagues of the State, and made a
ssneech. The party left at midnight for
Montgomery, Ala
Inc special train containing the Presiden-
tiaI party reached Montgomery, Ala at 8
O'Clock Thursday morning The visitors
were greeted with booming cannon and the
cheers of a great crowd. The military
presented arms as the President and Mrs.
Cleveland entered their carriage. After
breakfast at the Exchange Hotel, the Pres
ident reviewed the military parade, and
there was a presentation to Mrs.
Cleveland of handsome solid sill
yer jewel casket, representing a cotton
bale, and bearing an appropriate inscription
indicative of the visit to Montgomery. A
satin copy of the days edition of the Mont
gomery Dispatch, consisting of thirty-th three
pages, deliberately and Xpensively.trimmed
and enclosed within a handsome crimson
plush roll, bearing on a silver plate an APP
propriate inscription, was also presented to
the President and Mrs. Cleveland by
Editor Fitzgerald. After drive through
the principal streets, the party
were taken to the Fair grounds
where, IN presence of an immense crowd,
Governor Sleay delivered an address of well
come. Mr. Cleveland responded, speaking
words of praise for Alabama, its people and
its industrial growth. After drive around
the Fair grounds the party again took the
special train and started ON their journey for
Washington.
At Calera, 4 junction point in Alabama
where the special train stopped to change en-
glneS, 1900 or 1900 persons were assembled,
and among them 50J workmen from Birning-
ham, who had come on special train with
cars gaily decorated. Here three cheers were
given for Mrs. Grover Cleveland and the
President. Mrs. Cleveland remarked soto
voce: They have got it wrong end first"
but the President thought the people knew
what they were about.
At Asheville, n. c., the party stopped an
hour and were escorted through the city in
carriages. From Asheville the train pro-
ceeded on its way without further stop,
reaching Washington Saturday evening.
Both the President and Mrs. Cleveland ex-
pressed themselves as we'll pleased with their
journey.
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-11-01
PERIL ON THE RAIL,
Fatal Accidents in South Carolina
and West Virginia.

A freight train from Spartansburg and
passenger train from Atlanta ran into each
other at Greers Station, twelve miles east CT
Greenville, South Carolina, the other
morning. Two persons were killed and
ten injured, one of whom was ex-
pected to die. Both engines were wrecked,
also the postal, baggage and express cars of
the passenger train and the first three cars
of the freight train. Engineer Harris and
Conductor Reville, of the freight train, dis
appeared.
On the same day, at noon, the fast express
on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, six
coaches, going West met with an accident II
miles below Charleston, w. Va. Twenty
six passengers were more or less injured.
None were killed outright, but several were
seriously, if not fatally injured. The railroad
authorities sent to Charleston for surgical
aid, and Drs. Henry Tompkins and Thomas
left for the scene of the accident, reaching
there within twenty minutes.
The accident caused by a defective
switch, over which the engine, baggage, ex-
press and mail cars passed unframed; but
the three middle coaches, all we'll filled with
passengers, were thrown from the track; two
of them were turned completely over; one
turned over twice
Two passengers suffered with broken
backs. 1t was fortunate that the fires had
gone out in the stoves, or the loss of life
would have been great. Many of the injured
were not able to continue their journey.
Those who were worst hurt were taken to st.
Adams, only few hundred yards from the
accident.
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-11-01
An Indian Community.

The population of the Cherokee nation
is about "a, 900. The nation comprises
II, 1000, 900 acres of some of the finest
land in the world. OF this 1000, 600 are
occupied, and t, 600. 900 are leased to
cattle syndicates. The Cherokee coun-
try is rich in mineral resources. Some
of the finest coal beds in the country are
now in process of development. 1t is
we'll wooded, we'll watered, and is equal
ly applicable to cattle raising or agricul-
ture. The land is held in common. Any
Cherokee citizen can cultivate as much
land as he feels like, provided he does
not infringe on the claim of his neigh
Dor He can fence in any amount of I'M
occupied domain he desires to cultivate,
but must leave space Of quarter Of a
mile between his fence and that of the
next plantation. This vacant space IS
used as a common for grazing and road
purposes. -Rochester Democrat.
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-11-01
STRANGE AFFLICTION
A YOUNG GIRL TRANSFORMED
INTO A PEEvISH OLD WOMAN.
Her Vitality Destroyed by an Acct
dental Shock Received in an
Electric Iiohf Esfahlis h ment.

Electric Light establishments
On the Beeksvllle road, about SIX
miles from the town of Lorraine, Ohio,
lives a farmer named Max Hartman, who
came from Pennsylvania about year
ago, Harman's family consists of a wife
and three children. The oldest, named
Mary. is a young lady nineteen years OF
age, who has passed through one of the
strangest and most painful experiences
which ever fell to the lot of human be-
ing.
A short time ago she was a plump.
sy-cheeked girl, in robust health and
of sunny disposition. To-day, through
the influence of most peculiar accident,
she is in all but years a shrunken, peevlsh
old woman. The story of this strange
metamorphosis is as follows:
Mary was engaged to be married to a
man named Jacob Ebertin, who worked
for Mr.. Hartman and made his home with
the family. About two months ago the
young couple came to Cleveland to make
some purchases and see the sights. One
of the young mans friends worked III
one of the electric light establishments
at the time.
Ebertin proposed to take his future
bride through the place and show her
the machinery. 1t appears that broken
wire of her panier or hustle. had, I'M
perceived. worked its way though her
dress. While passing along the wire
came in contact with one of the powerful
electric machines, and her hand, resting
on an iron bar at the time, completed
the current, and she received a severe
shock, and fell insensible to the floor.
In a few moments she revived Suf
ficiently to be removed from the place,
and was taken to her home. Medical aid
was summoned, and for four days the
girl lay in bed in a paralyzed condition.
Then she regained the use of her limbs,
but Immediately began to lose flesh
rapidly, the hair on the left side of her
head turned gray, and began falling
out. After four weeks Miss Hartman
was able to be about, but in
that time she had been transformed
from young, handsome girl into feeble
old woman. Her form, which had been
plump and rounded, was thin and bent,
and the skin on her face and body was
dry and wrinkled. She had been u
sweet tempered, affectiOnate girl, but is
now peevish, irritable and selfish Her
voice is harsh and cracked, and no one to
look at her would imagine that she was
less than sixty years of age.
The Hartman family are Mortified and
we'll nigh heart broken by the fate Of their
once handsome daughter, while young
Ebertin is almost frantic over the change
in his affianced bride.
The physicians claim that the electric
current communicated directly with the
principal nerves of the spine and left
side of the head, and that the shock al
most completely destroyed their vitality.
Instances in which q DprSOn'S hair has
turned white in single night from fright,
grief or some excessive nervous shock are
not rare but this is supposed to be the
first case in medical history in which
person has been known to step from the
bloom Of vigorous youth into the decrepi-
tude of old age within a week.--Ne'o
YnrL
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-11-01
NEWS SUMMARY
Eastern and Middle States.


HENRY SCHAFNER, of Pottsville, Penn,
seventy one years old, in an insane fit of
groundless jealousy shot and killed his wife,
aged ffty-six years, and then put an end to
himself with pistol ball
A sAwMILL boiler exploded at West
brownsville, Penn, killing two brothers
named Kelly and wrecking the mill.
SENATOR FRYE, of Maine, spoke before the
Convention Of the American Shipping and In
dustrial League at Boston, saying that Con-
gress should put its hand into that big sur
plus and pay for sailing merchant ships under
the American flag" Ten States were repre-
sented in the Convention.
THE cornerstone of the new Clark Univer-
sity was laid at Worcester, Mass. General
Charles Devens presided at the ceremonies,
and Senator George F. Hoar made the
address. Mr.. Jonas g. Clark has given
$1,000, 900 for the purposes OF the University.
AN express train crashed into two palace
cars at the Hoboken IN. j. depot, COM
pletely wrecking them as well as an office
building Engineer Dunn was killed.
HENRY GEORGE and Sergius Shevitch
leaders of the rival labor factions in New
York, had a lively Sunday night debate be-
fore a large audience in a Metropolitan
theatre
Two brothers named Cunningham were
blown to pieces, and another man named
Schmidtke was seriously injured by the ex-
plosion of boiler on a small steam launch
at New York.
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-11-01
South and West.

THE twenty-fourth annual Convention of
the brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, at
Chicago, was welcomed by Governor OgleSbV
and Mayor Roche Chief Arthur, in his an
nual address, spoke strongly against strikes
and IN favor of abstinence from drink. The
brotherhood now numbers p 900 men.
The twenty-first annual convention of
American Architects has just been held in
Chicago.
THE General Assembly of the Knights of
Labor at Minneapolis has adjourned. Next
year the Convention will be held at Indian
apolis.
THE Anti-Horse Thief Association of Mis-
souri, has been holding its annual convention
in the town of Mexico. The deliberations
were secret.
GOVERNOR GRAY has urged the Federal
Court officers to undertake the prosecution
ofthe night marauders and whippers of men
and women in Southwestern Indiana known
as the White Caps.
VIOLENT Withstand heavy rain have been
demolishing property in Southern Louisiana
COLONEL A. II. MONTG O8IERY, President of
the Memphis Jockey Club, fell dead of apo
pIeXy few days since on the race track.
EXTRAORDINARY precautions were taken
TO protect the Chicago Jail, an outbreak
and attempt to rescue the condemned Anar-
chlsts was expected. A large body of police
were placed in and about the prison.
A FIRE in st. Louis destroyed or badly
damaged number of biz stores, causing a
total estimated loss of over $250.0J0.
Mr., +. b. WASHBURNE, the distinguished
ex-Mlnister OF the United States to France,
died suddenly few days since at Chicago
He was born in Maine in 1916, went West in
IS49, served sixteen years i'll Congress, and
was Secretary of State under Grant for a
month.
PERRY ACKERS, a shiftleSs resident of
Maxwell, ILL.,, borrowed a revolver, and
starting out with the remark that he was
going to wipe out some old scores,'' muir
dered Justice Schneider and Mayor French
Then Ackers killed himself
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-11-01
FOREIGN.

SEVERE snowstormS, accompanied in some
parts by hurricane, are reported from Italy
crops and animals were greatly injured, a
number OF houses were unroOfed at Pisa, and
several persons drowned in Lake Como.
The carpenter of Russian schooner muir
dered the Captain and five of the crew. and
then threw their bodies overheard
HEAVY foundations in Cuba have flooded
large districts and rendered many people
homeless.
The Australian steamer Cheviot has been
wrecked. Many of the passengers and crew
were drowned.
SCENES of violence in connection with the
eviction of tenants on Irish estates are still
reported almost daily
Mrs. JAMES A. GARFIELD and her
daughter Mollie have arrived in England
The biggest steamer in the world, the
Great Eastern, has been sold at auction for
sos, 600
The steamer Upupa collided with and s,,,k
the German bark Planteur off Beachv Hoed
treat Britain. Out of fourteen Parsons on
the bark only two were saved
JOHN DICKERsoN, a California capitalist
has been murdered in Mexico by bandits.
KITAH, a town of Bokhara, Central Asia,
has been destroyed by fire. Half its in
habltants persisted in the flames.
a WIDOWS house in County Wexford, Ire
land, was defended against evictors by
were routed with vitriol boiling tar and
red-hOt iron.
JOSEPH CONDOR, Nationalist member of
Parliament, has been arrested, charged with
intimidating witness,
LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL. speaking at
Newcastle, England, defended coercion in
Ireland.
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-11-01
THE LABOR WORLD.

CHIcAGos local steam engineers have left
the Knights of Labor.
A BROOKLYN factory sold 6, 900, 900 pounds
of icorice last year to a tobacco firm.
GRAPE-PICKERS have been getting as high
as 50 day in the Napa Valley, California
papers report.
THE annual convention of the Brotherhood
OF Railroad Brakemen was held recently In
BinghamtOn, n. Y.
THE International Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Engineers has just held its twenty fourth
annual session in Chicago.
CALIFORNIA fruit Gamers find it imposSi-
bic to supply the Eastern demand for their
goods, though they run both day and night.
IT is estimated that reduction of one hour
IN the days labor in Great Britain would
furnish work for 700, 900 additional persons.
THE business of poultry breeding and egg
production is fast increasing at the South,
where remunerative prices are readily OBJ
tanned for all products of the poultry-yard
THE Leavy & Britton Brewing Company,
of Brooklyn, Y. Y, has begun a suit for
500, 900 damages against the Ale and Porter
Employees Protective Association and the
Long Island Brewing Company for melting
a strike among its employees.
THE miners in the vicinity of Bessemer.
Mich, having received no wages for months
though working steadily, and great deStitu-
ton Prevails among them. They nave placed
attachments amounting to sio,OVo on SIX
months mining properties for their Due.
To construct new railroads in the United
States and repair old ones, according to the
of the Agricultural Department, total OF
305, az, 25S cubic feet of timber is used an
nually. This is equivalent to over SOC, pOO, OOO
feet OF round timber.